Revelations by Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton bring new cold to the world because they portray the President in an even darker light than the most pessimistic of Europeans had imagined. transatlantic relationship, which has been taking the stabs of the White House for four years. Will they be right in the partnership, based on the values of freedom, democracy and free trade, which was the backbone of the security architecture in Europe?
At the very beginning of the Trump era, the major European capitals backed off. Putting forward a pragmatic diplomacy, Emmanuel Macron believed that his " good relations " with the new American president would allow him to influence him. As for Angela Merkel, she considered that the election of Donald Trump was only a parenthesis and downplayed the new president's ability to weaken the old international order so quickly.
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